News and Blog
Article filters
Green Spaces, Urban Wildlife, and Human Impacts
City dwellers are surrounded by a wide array of urban wildlife, but there seems to be little appreciation for it. Unfortunately, there...
Quebec’s Urban Forestry Update: A Year in Review
Meagan Hanna, MA. ISA Board Certified Master Arborist – Quebec Representative, CUFN Steering Committee Quebec urban foresters and friends of the urban...
VIDEO: Tapping a maple tree with Tree Canada President, Mike Rosen
Tree Canada’s President, Michael Rosen, shows us how to tap a tree – a sure sign of the approaching end of the...
How Canadian communities are managing the threat of EAB
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive species that originated in China, because it has no natural predators in North America,...
Edible Trees, City Planning, and Feeding the Hungry
Edible trees and shrubs have aesthetic value, but they also provide people and animals with fruit, nuts, and berries. Many cities have...
Tree Canada and CN invite Canadian communities to apply for $25,000 greening grants
Ottawa, March 23, 2018 — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) and Tree Canada are pleased to announce today the launch of CN...
National charity seeks support for “#OperationReLeaf” to help BC communities hit by 2017’s forest...
March 15, 2018 (Ottawa, ON) — Tree Canada, Canada’s leading national tree planting charity, today announced it is launching an ambitious greening...
EAB : New limits for the regulated zones of CFIA
As some of you may know, the federal government of Canada expanded the emerald ash borer‘s regulated area all the way to Québec...
Green Spaces Help with Teambuilding, Cultural Strengthening & Community Ties
Green spaces have many social values in our lives. They have been proven to reduce crime and road rage, stimulate learning, and...
Green School Grounds are Beneficial for Childhood Development and Learning
Many school boards in Canada are recognizing that green school grounds are beneficial for childhood learning and development. Greener school grounds directly...
A Personal Tribute to Royal Galipeau, Founder of National Tree Day
I still remember the unique way my 10 year friendship with Royal Galipeau began. After his first election as a federal Conservative...
Canadian Cities are Taking Action to Improve Health in Their Communities!
By Madeleine Langechenier Even though we might not see the immediate affect they have on us, urban forests and green spaces play...
The 1998 Ice Storm – 20 years later
The 1998 ice storm was a defining moment in my life and the lives of many others in Ontario, Quebec and New...